Plan de prevención de riesgos laborales para el Hospital Básico 11 BCB “Galápagos” en la Ciudad de Riobamba, Provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

A Plan for the Prevention of Occupational Hazards for the "11-BCB-Galápagos” Basic Hospital has been drawn up, in the city of Riobamba-Chimborazo province; with the target of improving the safety and health of employees, patients and people visiting the Hospital, for this purpose, it was carried out an analysis of the current situation of the Hospital, in order to: eliminate, mitigate and/or control the risks to which workers are exposed, create a better working environment and contribute to the common welfare. The first stage of the study focuses to the identification of jobs and assigned functions in the Hospital; to accomplish this, the information was gathered through professiograms and surveys for each job. Afterwards, the identification of hazards and risk factors based on national and international regulations, are carried out, in order to propose an Occupational Risk Prevention Plan as a means of application of the operational control required by the Standard NTP-330, creating a safe, reliable and well-being environment for the personnel working in the institution. It is concluded that in the different areas of work the personnel are exposed to the following occupational risks: psychosocial, ergonomic, mechanical, physical, biological and chemical; from which, the psychosocial risks predominate with 40% of the total. It is recommended to update the Occupational Risk Prevention Plan of the Hospital, with the purpose of generating a comfortable atmosphere for the personnel working therein.